diff --git a/include/mynteye/logger.h b/include/mynteye/logger.h
index 91b83fb..823fac7 100644
--- a/include/mynteye/logger.h
+++ b/include/mynteye/logger.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ struct glog_init {
 #else
 
 #define MYNTEYE_MAX_LOG_LEVEL google::INFO
+// #define MYNTEYE_MAX_LOG_LEVEL 2
 
 #include "mynteye/miniglog.h"
 
diff --git a/include/mynteye/miniglog.h b/include/mynteye/miniglog.h
index 02d377a..83ca179 100644
--- a/include/mynteye/miniglog.h
+++ b/include/mynteye/miniglog.h
@@ -157,9 +157,6 @@ class MYNTEYE_API LogSink {
 // Global set of log sinks. The actual object is defined in logging.cc.
 MYNTEYE_API extern std::set<LogSink *> log_sinks_global;
 
-// Added by chachi - a runtime global maximum log level. Defined in logging.cc
-MYNTEYE_API extern int log_severity_global;
-
 inline void InitGoogleLogging(char */*argv*/) {
   // Do nothing; this is ignored.
 }
@@ -315,9 +312,8 @@ class MYNTEYE_API LoggerVoidify {
 
 // Log only if condition is met.  Otherwise evaluates to void.
 #define LOG_IF(severity, condition) \
-  (static_cast<int>(severity) > google::log_severity_global || !(condition)) ? \
-  (void) 0 : LoggerVoidify() &                                          \
-  MessageLogger((char *)__FILE__, __LINE__, "native", severity).stream()
+  !(condition) ? (void) 0 : LoggerVoidify() & \
+    MessageLogger((char *)__FILE__, __LINE__, "native", severity).stream()
 
 // Log only if condition is NOT met.  Otherwise evaluates to void.
 #define LOG_IF_FALSE(severity, condition) LOG_IF(severity, !(condition))
diff --git a/src/mynteye/miniglog.cc b/src/mynteye/miniglog.cc
index 0bda4be..8825038 100644
--- a/src/mynteye/miniglog.cc
+++ b/src/mynteye/miniglog.cc
@@ -36,6 +36,4 @@ namespace google {
 // that there is only one instance of this across the entire program.
 std::set<google::LogSink *> log_sinks_global;
 
-int log_severity_global(INFO);
-
 }  // namespace google